diff --git a/Directory.cpp b/Directory.cpp
index 04ee1ed..786e16c 100644
--- a/Directory.cpp
+++ b/Directory.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "Entry.h"
 #include "Buffer.h"
 #include "Endian.h"
-
+#include "BlockDevice.h"
 #include "Exception.h"
 
 
@@ -69,3 +69,39 @@ void Directory::setAccess(unsigned access)
     // todo -- mark dirty? update block?
 }
 
+
+
+void Directory::loadChildren(BlockDevice *device, unsigned block)
+{
+    uint8_t buffer[512];
+    unsigned next;
+    bool first = true;
+    unsigned offset;
+    
+    // set of already-visited blocks?
+    
+    while(block)
+    {
+        device->read(block, buffer);
+        
+        next = Read16(buffer, 2);
+    
+        _entryBlocks.push_back(block);
+        
+        offset = 4;
+        if (!first)
+        {
+            // storage type 0 is deleted, don't load...
+            
+        }
+            
+    
+    
+        first = false;
+        block = next;
+    }
+
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/Entry.h b/Entry.h
index 3ff3d39..1e2ca82 100644
--- a/Entry.h
+++ b/Entry.h
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ protected:
 
     std::vector<FileEntry *> _children;
     std::vector<unsigned> _entryBlocks;
+    
+    void loadChildren(BlockDevice *, unsigned block);
         
 private:
 
@@ -149,7 +151,10 @@ private:
 class VolumeDirectory: public Directory {
 public:
 
-    VolumeDirectory(const char *name, BlockDevice *device);
+    static VolumeDirectory *Create(const char *name, BlockDevice *device);
+    static VolumeDirectory *Create(BlockDevice *);
+
+
     virtual ~VolumeDirectory();
 
     unsigned bitmapPointer() const { return _bitmapPointer; }
@@ -162,7 +167,12 @@ public:
     virtual void write(Buffer *);
 
     BlockDevice *device() const { return _device; }
+    
 private:
+
+    VolumeDirectory(const char *name, BlockDevice *device);
+    VolumeDirectory(BlockDevice *device, const void *bp);
+
     Bitmap *_bitmap;
     BlockDevice *_device;
     
diff --git a/VolumeDirectory.cpp b/VolumeDirectory.cpp
index 1f81c14..dd67bdb 100644
--- a/VolumeDirectory.cpp
+++ b/VolumeDirectory.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,25 @@ using namespace LittleEndian;
 
 #pragma mark VolumeDirectory
 
+
+VolumeDirectory *VolumeDirectory::Create(const char *name, BlockDevice *device)
+{
+    return new VolumeDirectory(name, device);
+}
+
+VolumeDirectory *VolumeDirectory::Create(BlockDevice *device)
+{
+    uint8_t block[512];
+    // always block 2.
+    
+    device->read(2, block);
+    
+    return new VolumeDirectory(device, block);
+}
+
+
+
+
 VolumeDirectory::VolumeDirectory(const char *name, BlockDevice *device) :
     Directory(VolumeHeader, name)
 {    
@@ -75,6 +94,46 @@ VolumeDirectory::VolumeDirectory(const char *name, BlockDevice *device) :
     _bitmap = bitmap.release();
 }
 
+
+VolumeDirectory::VolumeDirectory(BlockDevice *device, const void *bp) :
+    Directory(bp),
+    _modification(0,0)
+{
+#undef __METHOD__
+#define __METHOD__ "VolumeDirectory::VolumeDirectory"
+
+    // + 4 to skip over the block poitners.
+    std::auto_ptr<Bitmap> bitmap;
+    const void *vp = 4 + (const uint8_t *)bp;
+ 
+ 
+    if (storageType() != VolumeHeader)
+        throw ProDOSException(__METHOD__ ": Invalid storage type.", 0x4b);
+        
+        
+    
+    _modification = DateTime(Read16(vp, 0x12), Read16(vp, 0x14));
+
+    _bitmapPointer = Read16(vp, 0x23);
+
+    _totalBlocks = Read16(vp, 0x25);
+    
+
+    // verify totalBlocks <=  device->blocks() ?
+    
+    if (_bitmapPointer >= _totalBlocks)
+        throw ProDOSException(__METHOD__ ": Invalid bitmap pointer.", 0x5a);
+
+
+    // bitmap pointer...
+    bitmap.reset(new Bitmap(device, _bitmapPointer, _totalBlocks));
+
+
+    // parse the directory header....
+
+    _bitmap = bitmap.release();
+}
+
 VolumeDirectory::~VolumeDirectory()
 {
     if (_device)
diff --git a/newfs_prodos.cpp b/newfs_prodos.cpp
index a8dd84d..756f607 100644
--- a/newfs_prodos.cpp
+++ b/newfs_prodos.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     
         // VolumeDirectory assumes ownership of device,
         // but doesn't release it on exception.
-        volume.reset(new VolumeDirectory(volumeName.c_str(), device.get()));
+        volume.reset(VolumeDirectory::Create(volumeName.c_str(), device.get()));
         device.release();
     
     }